Some Nationals disgruntled by Labor’s electoral spending caps as crossbench fury grows

Nationals senator Matt Canavan has questioned aspects of the proposed electoral law reforms, saying if the cap was too low it could ‘deny new entrants’ from participating in the democratic process. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Some Nationals are disgruntled the Albanese government’s electoral bill will deliver more money to party head offices, but Labor is still hoping to pass spending and donation caps with opposition support.

On Monday Labor shut down a bid by the independent MP Kate Chaney to send its proposed reforms to an inquiry, as crossbench fury over the bill grew.